TravelPod Member ReviewsGateway Inn & Suites Salida

“ Beautiful Drive over the Continental Divide ”

Reviewed Jun 13, 2013

by syk2013 (12 reviews) Austin , United States

Drove from Glennwood Springs to Salida thru Aspen. Beautiful but very winding. Took backwoods from Jackson to avoid road repair. Very nice peaceful country drive when we could figure out where we were going. Used nav, GPS, and paper road map

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